Long-Term Environmental Liabilities of Tar Sands

Tar sands consist of heavy crude oil mixed with sand, clay and bitumen. Extraction entails burning natural gas to generate enough heat and steam to melt the oil ... Apr 11, 2019 ... Can Canada develop its climate leadership and its lucrative oil sands too? Jan 23, 2013 ... Tar Sands oil add to global warming? To constrain climate change, such unconventional oil use needs to be stopped, according to scientists. Jul 12, 2013 ... Your children to stir up bitumen and then stick their noses over a vent so that they can inhale tar sands fumes. Apr 4, 2019 ... regulators struggled for months to get straight answers about what kind of oil was moving on trains — dubbed “rolling pipelines” by their ... Feb 9, 2016 ... The board recently announced it is no longer actively developing those regulations, citing a lack of industry interest and low oil prices. May 20, 2011 ... Whether tar sands imported into the United States are subject to the excise tax on petroleum imposed by § 4611 of the Internal Revenue Code ( ... Apr 20, 2015 ... Fiskio says the situation in Africatown is an example of environmental racism, and it's not a recent problem. The town has been burdened by a ... Moonstone & Tar Sands by Leila Adu. 9 tracks, 41 minutes. View purchase options. Share Wishlist In Wishlist. Seamlessly combining travelogue, sophisticated political analysis, and ecological theory, speaking both to local residents and to leading scholars, the authors ...